Cesare Borgia

Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475-12 March 1507) was a general of the Papal States and the son of Pope Alexander VI. From the Spanish House of Borgia, Cesare was a brilliant commander who conquered all those who defied his father. After his father's death in 1503, he became a freelance general and his aid was invited by John III of Navarre in 1507 during the Siege of Viana; he was killed in action.

Biography
Cesare Borgia was born to Rodrigo Borgia and his mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei, raised to a family of wealthy Spanish and Italian descent. As a member of the House of Borgia, he was appointed to high positions when his father became Pope in 1492, becoming a Cardinal in 1493. Unsatisfied with his rank, he had his brother Juan Borgia the Younger killed out of jealousy, and became the Captain General of the Papal Army. In 1496 he was wounded fighting the House of Orsini under Carlo Orsini and Bartolomeo d'Alviano, but in 1500 he redeemed himself by taking over Monteriggioni from the Condottierro Mario Auditore and taking the Apple of Eden for the Knights Templar. He campaigned in Tuscany shortly after, defeating the Orsini and Colonna families; he took over Fabio Orsini's army to add to his forces fighting the Papal States' enemies. Funded by Juan Borgia the Elder, who was also called "The Banker", he was unstoppable in his conquest. In 1502 he left for Urbino with his army, while his father was also somewhere else, so Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the nephew of Mario, could not slay him.